We need you at the Capitol on Monday the 4th for the Senate to hear the anti gun bills plus new!!!

[JVC]

I will be there.

[JDF]

Michael Brown is on 630 am now telling people to circle the capital Monday and honk horns in protest. Use occupy tactics against them, he's asking to make this viral!

[asmo]

If it really is *over* and things have already been decided - then there is no harm in turning up the heat a slight bit for 3 minutes while you are at the mike.

Call them out, tell them you know that they have already made up their mind and that this is a sham -- then tell them the consequences of their actions (politely and without any direct threat). Politely tell them that you believe they are sell outs and no longer representing the people. Politely tell them that they are taking east coast money at the expense of Coloradian's lives. Tell them that their east coast donors also support child rapists, drug addict politicians, and adulterers. Tell them that the gun control concept is patently a lie since there are guns protecting them every day -- so obviously, by their own logic and admission, they only want *their* people to have guns, then remind them that *their* people probably really don't like their politics all that much. Tell them that they are ignorant about how a gun works - and that that they are not experts just because their $450/hr lobbyist and lawyers gave them a power point presentation while they were drafting the laws. Tell them that just because Field's son made poor decisions and chose to join a gang, that he paid the consequences for his actions (by being shot by other gang members) -- and that the rest of us should not be punished for his poor choices or Field's poor parenting skills.

If you really believe that its over then use the time to call them on their lies - directly. NICELY. CALMLY. Be absolutely polite and perfectly factual. Use their own tactics against them.

• RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
• RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
• RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
• RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
• RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
• RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
• RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
• RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
• RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
• RULE 10: "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition." It is the unceasing pressure that will result in the reaction of the opposition that is essential for the success of the campaign.
• RULE 11: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
• RULE 12: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
• RULE 13: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.

Rules 3, 4, 9, 11 and 13 are tactical and reaidly applicable to quick win interactions such as testimony. Look through those and develop some wording. I will be happy to help speech write with you.

[tmleadr03]

I will be there. I recently got a request for installing an air horn by one of my customers. You know the train/big rig style? I know he will be heading down to blow it.

Anyone else want one by Monday?

[Fmedges]

I will be there. I recently got a request for installing an air horn by one of my customers. You know the train/big rig style? I know he will be heading down to blow it.

Anyone else want one by Monday?

a Ryder truck with...................never mind.

[tmleadr03]

a Ryder truck with...................never mind.

Actually. A fleet of UHaul Trucks around the capital that just happen to break down... In every lane. And blow their horns.

[Epyon]

a Ryder truck with...................never mind.

There's a special place in hell for you saying it, and me getting the reference.

[tmleadr03]

There's a special place in hell for you saying it, and me getting the reference.

I am honestly not amused at the thought of blowing up the State Capital, even for jokes.

[Great-Kazoo]

Tell them that just because Field's son made poor decisions and chose to join a gang, that he paid the consequences for his actions (by being shot by other gang members) -- and that the rest of us should not be punished for his poor choices or Field's poor parenting skills.

Actually he was a witness and steped up to the plate as a witness, A Hit was put on him from prison, he paid with his life.

[asmo]

Actually he was a witness and steped up to the plate as a witness, A Hit was put on him from prison, he paid with his life.

Read the police report. I spent my money and got it. He was in a gang. The way I read it he was pleeing out for another crime.

Javad was at a gang related party in a park where heavy drugs were present and a deal went down bad. The sellers shot up the place, killed a friend of Javad's, and shot Javad twice.

Would love to see that toxicology report from the day he was brought into the ER. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

But even then it doesn't matter. They make up lies about us.